Job Description

This is a position offering excellent professional and career development in Knowles Precision Device Division. In this critical role, you will be working side-by-side with Process and Equipment Engineering, Production & Planning, QA and R&D teams at Knowles Valencia and be responsible for High volume MLCC process development and optimization, managing the new assembly and equipment project to support stable, high yielding and cost-effective process. The position will be based at Knowles Valencia CA Site.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with cross functional teams to lead the projects for process optimization to timely meet project schedule objectives.
• Working with Process engineering team to achieve the monthly yield and scrap target.
• Responsible to lead the troubleshooting of the integrated processes through large process data mapping/analysis and come out the solutions.

• Create visibility to key metrics including project status, project funnel, process capability measures, SPC, etc.
• Evaluate, prioritize and justify capital expenditures to support process improvement projects.
• Coordinate the automation programs to drive productivity improvement.
• Collaborate with Production and Planning teams to meet On-Time-To-Plan (OTTP) goals and financial objectives, including yield improvement and scrap reduction targets.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors, or advanced degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Industrial engineering, Statistical or equivalent.

• 5+ Experience in semi-conductor advanced manufacturing process, process data analysis, MLCC fabrication and process related failure analysis experience preferred
• Strong technical skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a deep commitment to operational excellence.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Familiarity with ceramic capacitor process and characterization, including but not limited to mylar tape casting, screen printing, firing, viscosity, ceramic capacitor electrical testing will be plus.
• Familiarity with advanced manufacturing engineering techniques, i.e. D.O.E., JMP, Six Sigma and statistical analysis.
• Experience in project management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (e.g., data analysis, pivot tables, macros).
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

The annual salary for this role is $90,000 - $120,000 annually

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